This Guardian article discusses the issue of the influence of lobbyists on the committee.
Members of the Super Congress: Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Reps. Dave Camp, R-Mich., Fred Upton, R-Mich., Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Reps. James Clyburn, D-S.C., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Xavier Becerra, D-Calif.
Preamble to the US Constitution:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
O Heavenly Father,
May Jon, Pat, Rob, Dave, Fred, Jeb, John, Patty, Max, James, Chris, and Xavier commit their work to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to the United States and our Posterity. We humbly ask that these legislators promote the common good, rather than their re-election. Amen.
